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All students deserve a quality public education. By investing in public education, you can help prepare each of America's children to learn and thrive in a rapidly changing world. Through our programs, the NEA Foundation strives to recognize and support educators, raise student achievement, and improve our nation’s public schools. Your donation will directly support the Foundation’s work of supporting educators' efforts to close the achievement gaps, increase classroom innovations, provide professional development, and salute excellence in education.

A classroom library to provide students with age-appropriate books ...

iPads for special education classrooms, a greenhouse to engage students in the miracles of science, a projector to assist teachers with lessons ...

The NEA Foundation is proud to participate in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the federal government's workplace giving campaign. Designate CFC agency #11008 to support our efforts to ensure a great public education for every child.

Donor Privacy Policy

The NEA Foundation values each of our donors and takes their privacy very seriously. To that end, we maintain the highest level of confidentiality concerning our donors' contact and financial information. All online donor transactions with the Foundation are covered by this policy and are conducted over secure portals. Access to this data is password-protected and limited to authorized Foundation employees.

To be informed of the NEA Foundation's mission, of the way the Foundation intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.

To be informed of the identity of those serving on the NEA Foundation's Board of Directors and to expect the Board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.

To have access to the NEA Foundation's most recent financial statements.

To be assured their gifts will be used by the NEA Foundation for the purposes for which they were given.

To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition of all contributions to the NEA Foundation.

To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.

To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.

To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.

Adapted from "The Donor Bill of Rights" created by the American Association of Fund Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

This toolkit, targeted at allied foundation planners and managers, lays out the steps in establishing an allied foundation or strengthening an underutilized foundation; and provides information about joining a virtual community of NEA affiliate allied foundation managers.